QUANTITATIVE BUSINESS ANALYSIS I

BAD 5143
FALL 2002
Course Instructor:
Office:
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Office Hours:

Samir Barman, Ph.D.

219C Adams Hall
325-2651 and 325-5717
325-1957
sbarman@ou.edu
10:30-12:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday,
or by appointment

Course Text:

Statistics for Business and Economics

by McClave, Benson and Sincich, 8th Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2001;
Course Packet: available at King Kopy

Additional Reading:

Sampling by Morris J. Slonim

(on reserve in the main library and the MBA office)

Computer Manual:
(optional)

SPSS Base 7.5 for Windows: User's Guide,

SPSS Inc., 1997.

Course Description:

Quantitative Business Analysis I is the first of two required courses

designed to prepare MBA students with a set of tools to meet the challenges
of today's business environment. This course is about statistics and covers
various topical areas spanning from descriptive statistics to inferential
statistics. The objectives are: 1) to develop a solid foundation in important
statistical concepts and techniques, and 2) to provide a thorough
understanding of their applications in solving business problems. In
addition, the course will stress the use of computer software to analyze data
and perform statistical operations.

Course Design:

The course will be taught by lecture with class interaction. As is true for
any quantitative course, problem solving will be emphasized. A typical
session may include explaining concepts, solving problems, and discussing
related issues. Lecturing on the computer procedures will be occasional.
And it will not be initiated, unless specific questions warrant such an
endeavor on my part. Therefore, you are expected to familiarize yourself
with the computer package mostly on your own or through group efforts.
Office hours or any other mutually convenient time may be considered for
discussing computer related questions.

Prerequisites:

As indicated earlier, the course is quantitative. Students, however, need not

have a strong mathematics background to successfully complete the course.
No knowledge beyond elementary algebra and basic arithmetic will be
either assumed or used. The mathematical rigor more appropriate for
mathematics or statistics majors will not be stressed. However, a basic
knowledge of microcomputers and their operating systems will be
necessary for the computer assignments.

Individual Assignments:

In order to emphasize problem solving, more than 200 end-of-chapter

problems have been assigned for your practice. You will have to turn in
some of these problems as your individual assignments. However, it is
advised that you solve them all and check with the answers in the solution
manual.

Group Assignments:

Students, in groups, will be responsible for several computer related

assignments. The purpose of these exercises is to help students become
acquainted with application software specifically written for statistical
analyses on microcomputers. SPSS for Windows: Release 9.01, a popular
statistical package, will be used for this purpose. The software is available
on the College of Business Network facility. Detailed information about
these assignments will be provided in class.

Peer Evaluation:

Your group assignments score will depend upon the extent of your
participation in group activities and, therefore, could be different from
that of any other member of the group. The extent of your participation in
group activities will be assessed using a peer evaluation form.

Tests:

There will be three tests during the semester as shown in the schedule. Each
test will require answering short and/or multiple choice questions, solving
problems, and interpreting computer generated solutions. None of the three
tests is comprehensive. A formula sheet will be provided with each test.

Grading Policy:

Your overall score will be determined using the following criteria:

One Test
Other Two Tests
(22.50% each)
Group Assignments

15%
45%
25%

Group Assignments25%
Individual Assignments
Class Participation

10%
5%
100%

The test on which a student makes his or her lowest grade will receive the
15% weight. The final course grade will be based on:
a. student's overall score (in percent) using the above formula and
b. student's average score (in percent) from the three tests.
Help Sessions:

If necessary, help sessions will be offered on Fridays at mutually convenient

times. The exact dates and times of these sessions will be announced in
class from time to time.

Miscellaneous:

The syllabus provides the lecture schedule in detail so you can read the
material in advance and prepare yourself for discussion. Your response,
preparedness, and contribution to class discussions will be used to assess
your class participation score. Therefore, regular attendance is both
expected and encouraged. Make-up tests will be arranged only in case of
illness or documented emergencies.

SCHEDULE
Date

Chapter and Topic

Aug 27

Introduction

Chapter Problems & Notes

Chapter 1: Statistics, Data,

and Statistical Thinking
Sections 1.1 - 1.2

Chapter 1
1.1 - 1.8, 1.14, 1.16 - 1.19,
1.22, 1.25 - 1.27

Aug 29

Section 1.3
Sections 1.5 - 1.7

Omit: Section 1.4

Aug 30

Optional Session: Overview of SPSS

Sep 03

Chapter 2: Methods for

Describing Sets of Data
Sections 2.1 - 2.3

Chapter 2
2.1-2.2, 2.4-2.5, 2.10, 2.12
2.19, 2.21, 2.23, 2.25
Omit: pp. 38-39 (Dot Plots and
Stem-and-Leaf display)

Sep 05

Sections 2.4

2.26, 2.28, 2.30-2.33, 2.35

2.37, 2.38, 2.42, 2.44, 2.46
2.47, 2.49, 2.57-2.58, 2.63, 2.66

Sep 10

Sections 2.5 - 2.6

2.69-2.70, 274, 2.77-2.79, 2.81

2.84, 2.87-2.90, 2.92, 2.95-2.96
2.111-2.112,
2.116,

2.118-2.119
Sep 12

Sections 2.7 - 2.8, 2.11

Omit: Sections 2.9-2.10

Chapter 3: Probability
Sections 3.1 3.2

Chapter 3
3.1 - 3.2, 3.5, 3.7 - 3.8, 3.10,
3.13 - 3.14, 3.16, 3.19 -

Sep 17
3.21,

3.23, 3.25, 3.27, 3.28, 3.31 - 3.34

(Due: Group Assignment # 1)
Sep 19

Sections 3.3 - 3.4

3.35, 3.37 - 3.39, 3.41, 3.44,

3.45, 3.49 - 3.51,

Sep 24

Sections 3.5 - 3.7

3.63 - 3.64, 3.71, 3.73, 3.78,

3.83 - 3.84, 3.86 - 3.87

Sep 26

Review for Test 1

Sep 27

TEST 1 (Chapters 1 through 3)

Oct 01

Chapter 4: Discrete Random Variables

Sections 4.1 - 4.3

Chapter 4
4.1 - 4.4, 4.12, 4.14, 4.17, 4.19,
4.22, 4.24, 4.26, 4.29 - 4.30,
4.34, 4.37, 4.40, 4.43,
4.46, 4.49

Oct 03

Sections 4.4 - 4.5

4.51, 4.54 - 4.55, 4.59, 4.60,

4.63 - 4.65, 4.75 - 4.76,
4.79, 4.83, 4.85

Oct 08

Chapter 5: Continuous Random Variables

Sections 5.1 - 5.2

Chapter 5
5.2 - 5.4, 5.8, 5.10 - 5.11,
5.14 - 5.15, 5.23 - 5.24, 5.28,
5.29, 5.32, 5.34 - 5.36

Oct 10

Sections 5.3-5.4

5.43 - 5.44, 5.62-5.63, 5.69,

5.70 - 5.72
Omit: Section 5.5

Oct 15

Section 5.6

5.81, 5.82 - 5.83, 5.85, 5.87,

5.92, 5.94 - 5.96

Chapter 6: Sampling Distributions

Section 6.1

Chapter 6
6.1, 6.8, 6.15 - 6.21,
6.26-6.27, 6.29 - 6.30

Oct 17

Sections 6.2 - 6.3

6.43, 6.46 - 6.49

(Due: Group Assignment # 2)

Oct 22

Chapter 7: Inference based on a Single

Sample: Estimation with Confidence Intervals
Section 7.1

Chapter 7
7.1, 7.4, 7.12 - 7.13, 7.16,
7.21 - 7.22, 7.25 - 7.27, 7.29,
7.30, 7.34, 7.37, 7.38-7.40,
7.43-7.46

Oct 24

Sections 7.2 - 7.3

7.47 - 7.50, 7.54-7.55, 7.58,

7.61-7.62, 7.88 - 7.89,
7.91, 7.99 - 7.100

Oct 29

Section 7.4
Section 7.6 (with supplemental material)

Omit: Section 7.5

(Due: Group Assignment #3)

Oct 31

Review for Test 2

Nov 01
Nov 05

TEST 2 (Chapters 4 through 7)

Chapter 8: Inferences based on a Single
Sample: Tests of Hypothesis
Sections 8.1 - 8.2

Nov 07

Sections 8.4 - 8.5

8.28 - 8.34, 8.39, 8.41 - 8.42,

8.47 - 8.48, 8.51-8.54, 8.58,
8.60, 8.62, 8.66, 8.69

Nov 12

Sections 8.3, 8.6

Section 8.6 (concept only)

Omit: Section 8.7
8.101- 8.104, 8.109-8.111,
8.114, 8.118

Nov 14

Chapter 9: Inferences based on Two Samples:

Confidence Intervals and Tests of Hypothesis
Sections 9.1 - 9.2

Chapter 9
9.2, 9.3, 9.5, 9.9, 9.11, 9.14
9.15, 9.17, 9.20, 9.22, 9.24
9.27, 9.31, 9.33 - 9.34, 9.37
(Due: Group Assignment #4)

Nov 19

Section 9.5

Omit: Sections 9.3 - 9.4

9.66 - 9.68, 9.71, 9.75,

Chapter 8
8.1 - 8.7, 8.9, 8.12a, 8.13,
8.14a, 8.15, 8.17, 8.22 - 8.27

9.77
9.87 - 9.89, 9.94 - 9.95
9.100-9.101
Nov 21

Chapter 10: Simple Linear Regression

Sections 10.1 - 10.2

Chapter 10
10.10, 10.16, 10.18 - 10.19,
10.35-10.36, 10.42, 10.44, 10.48

Nov 26

Sections 10.5 - 10.7

10.50, 10.53, 10.55, 10.61, 10.65

(Due: Group Assignment #5)

Nov 28

Thanksgiving Holiday

Dec 03

Sections 10.3 - 10.4, 10.8 - 10.9

10.70, 10.73, 10.77, 10.80

Dec 05

Chapter 11: Multiple Regression

Sections 11.1 - 11.6, 11.10

Chapter 11
11.7-11.9, 11.26, 11.30, 11.34,
11.75, 11.81, 11.83
Omit: Sections 11.7-11.9, 11.11

Dec 10

Sections 11.12 - 11.14

11.98, 11.100-11.102
11.123-11.125, 11.133
(Due: Group Assignment #6)

Dec 12

Course Review; Peer Evaluation

Dec 16

TEST 3 (Chapters 8 through 11)

Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully
demonstrating his or her abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so

we can discuss accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate

your educational opportunities.